The Incredible HULK sculpture - statue - Photo 28

The Incredible Hulk sculpture - statue
Made of Super Sculpey (polymer) clay, wood, metal and acrylic paints - about 12" tall - sculpted in 1998 - age 28

   This is my version of the way I'd like to see the HULK in the movies. I sculpted him back in 1998, that was way before the movies came out. I didn't really like the way he looked in the movies. The Avenger version is the best one so far. Maybe my version is too muscular like a bodybuilder, but I was thinking, if the Hulk is suppose to be super strong, I would think every muscle in his body would be overdeveloped. I've seen other versions and I'm starting to think, maybe the Hulk should be more animal like, much like a gorilla, which is super strong as it is. It doesn't have overdeveloped muscles, it's just has that natural animal strength.
   The statue itself is made out of "super sculpey (polymer) clay", about five pounds worth and you can bake this clay hard in a conventional oven. There is a metal wire frame underneath which helps support the clay. I baked the teeth, eyes, finger nails and toe nails separately and I added them to the sculpture when it was soft. Then I baked it and just painted the whole thing with acrylic paints. When painting the pants, I dabbed on baby powder to the wet paint to give it a dry fabric look. Later on, I discovered they sell paint that dries with a dull finish. The pants are clay too, except for the little strings I added to make them look frayed. I gave him the eyes from the T.V. show, that starred Lou Ferrigno, which I liked and I think it makes him look meaner. I also gave him slight over sized hands and feet like in the comic books.

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